Thierry Henry
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it's cause he's inconsistent, his form just disappears for long stretches of the season
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My man Balo got robbed
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Is there anyway to find PSV nameset anywhere.. Copped this year's jersey for the low and I'm trying to put A. guardado on it with europa league patches..
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I don't think he's inconsistent because of a run in bad form but due to either playing with injury or coming back from injury.
As for the current campaign where he had trouble scoring goals earlier, it doesn't help he doesn't get proper service, that he gets pretty much man marked being the only consistent threat, & generally having crap team around him.
I'd love to see him at a club that has a better team around him. I think the facts show he always plays pretty well against the top end teams too (pretty sure).
Hindsight is always 20/20 but I think I'm on record as saying Liverpool was stupid for buying Lambert & Balo. They should've pulled those monetary resources (along with a lil more) & bought Benteke. He proly would've solved a lot of problems Pool had this campaign when Sturridge was out.
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Seriously?I'm not sure why the bigger teams never looked at Benteke. is it because he's black - Non English perhaps?
Thierry Henry
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Seriously?I'm not sure why the bigger teams never looked at Benteke. is it because he's black - Non English perhaps?
Only black players with perms are allowed to play up front.
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Yeah, I'm serious Heggsy... There is no reason he should still be sitting at Villa unless he is infact older than the 24 he's reported to be.
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That's racist b
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I think that injury killed his momentum because he was definitely on the radar prior to that.
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That Bunbury to Charlie Davies connection :x 
What a delightful ball!
What could have been with Davies..... |I
What a delightful ball!
What could have been with Davies..... |I
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Lots of racism and prejudice happen in football but racism has nothing to do with the fact that Benteke isn't on a top four team. Reach!!
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Wow Teal Bunbury!!!
A peach of a driven ball perfectly played in front of goal :x :x
Cheeky balls being played by NE Revs
Oh damn Mo Edu almost with the answer from deep!
Corner given...
God I hate Connor Casey
Le Toux!Oh man goal line technology?!? How did that not go in! What a stand by Revs.... Lee Nguyen with that clearance on the goal line 
A peach of a driven ball perfectly played in front of goal :x :x
Cheeky balls being played by NE Revs
Oh damn Mo Edu almost with the answer from deep!
Corner given...
God I hate Connor Casey
Le Toux!
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Racist? Nah, doesn't remotely fit the definition of the word.
Although I disagree with the notion, it would be fairer to say this was a reach.
It's a valid question to ask given the racial climate in Europe particularly in England. I say that because of the racist/xenophobic policy the english fa wants to institute. I can't believe there isn't a bigger uproar over the change the fa is making.
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the FA wouldn't even let my mans Swagudelo flourish...... in Stoke-On-Trent of all places.
Who the hell wants to be in Stoke.
Not even Englanders want to be in Stoke.
Sidenote, pretty sure my pops worked at the only Chinese restaurant in Stoke during the 70s
Who the hell wants to be in Stoke.
Not even Englanders want to be in Stoke.
Sidenote, pretty sure my pops worked at the only Chinese restaurant in Stoke during the 70s
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benteke was being linked to arsenal for a while last year, are you saying arsenal arent a bigger team 
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If Bentenke doesn't rupture his achilles and instead finishes the 2013/14 season, goes on to knock in a goal or two with Belgium en route to the WC quarter finals, he would have been playing CL football this season.
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The EPL isn't even as close to being as racist as other leagues in Europe. If Benteke never tore his leg up and continued to score 20 plus goals of course he would have been picked up by a top English team. Chelsea, Arsenal, City, and United aren't saying to themselves "Na, we're not taking him because he's black" - they take more non-English player's than anyone. Look at Chelsea right now, they barely have any Englishmen.
As for what the FA is doing in the future, that's a different issue - but it has nothing to do with Benteke not playing for a top team yet.
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My question about Benteke aside, I think it's wrong to say the Prem is less racist than other leagues, I mean the rule change about non EU players spells it out. I think if you were to pull back the curtain, you would see attitudes like those of Malky Mackay are more common than you would think (especially at the upper levels of clubs).
As for Benteke, I don't know for sure if racism is to blame for him not being at a bigger club or not but it was worth asking/discussing. Injury or not, he should be at a bigger club.
As for Benteke, I don't know for sure if racism is to blame for him not being at a bigger club or not but it was worth asking/discussing. Injury or not, he should be at a bigger club.
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Okay I guess I should ask this now in wake of them losing to Aston Villa:
Why is Liverpool no longer regarded as one of the top clubs? What happened for Memphis to refer to them as a "tiny club"? They are rich in history, but yet you all talk of them like that will always be a thing of the past.
Why is Liverpool no longer regarded as one of the top clubs? What happened for Memphis to refer to them as a "tiny club"? They are rich in history, but yet you all talk of them like that will always be a thing of the past.
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Yea, I don't know why the notion of Benteke not being in a bigger club is due to racism, I mean c'mon...
The guy didn't even make the WC squad because of his injury. Was the belgian coach racist?
All of suddent he's fit again and scoring and one of the reason, first time i've heard it actually, him being at Villa still is due to EPL clubs being racist...
I mean, how does Bony move to manchester city then? where's the racism in that?
What about Remy? I mean the guy is french and he's black, where's the racism in that? I guess mourinho is benching him because he's racist too....
Looking for something that isn't there is so American...
The guy didn't even make the WC squad because of his injury. Was the belgian coach racist?
All of suddent he's fit again and scoring and one of the reason, first time i've heard it actually, him being at Villa still is due to EPL clubs being racist...
I mean, how does Bony move to manchester city then? where's the racism in that?
What about Remy? I mean the guy is french and he's black, where's the racism in that? I guess mourinho is benching him because he's racist too....
Looking for something that isn't there is so American...
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too many to list, bad finances, terrible domestic record, management overturn. But the obvious is Liverpool sells their players to bigger clubs and than returns buys back lesser quality and cheaper players to replace them unlike a Real or Barca. Suarez-Mario, Torres-Carroll. And if they need quality, they have to overpay like the failed bid for Sanchez, Jordan Henderson, Lallana, Johnson.
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Its sad what happened to Liverpool, Inter, Milan, Marseille and Lyon. At one point really good European teams that have fallen by the wayside
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Yea, I don't know why the notion of Benteke not being in a bigger club is due to racism, I mean c'mon...
The guy didn't even make the WC squad because of his injury. Was the belgian coach racist?
All of suddent he's fit again and scoring and one of the reason, first time i've heard it actually, him being at Villa still is due to EPL clubs being racist...
I mean, how does Bony move to manchester city then? where's the racism in that?
What about Remy? I mean the guy is french and he's black, where's the racism in that? I guess mourinho is benching him because he's racist too....
Looking for something that isn't there is so American...
I had this entire reply typed out and then saw your post... took the words right out my mouth. Benteke has to prove his form over an entire yr.. not just these spurts... Selling a player within the EPL is like buying an English player.. your ALWAYS gonna overpay, because they are "proven". I don't blame clubs for paying a lesser price tag for a foreign striker with almost the exact amount of risk
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